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it basically says the government does not recognize same-sex comes, no benefits. the obama administration has decided not to defend doma. this couple was married last year after "don't ask, don't tell" was repealed. good morning to both of you and thank you for joining us. >> thank you. >> good morning. >> now you have join add lawsuit challenging doma, but your case may be a little more immediate, certainly more urgent than others. charlie, tell us why. >> well, i've been recently diagnosed back in april with less than six months to live. that's been updated to 12. i'm doing really well but that's a big concern because if i were to pass away, karen wouldn't receive any of the spousal benefits, is your viever benefits that are out there. >> what type of cancer are you battling? >> breast cancer. basically stage iv breast cancer. >> charlie, our thoughts are with you. know this is a very tough battle. you got out of the military for ten years and you were typing school, right? so why did you get back in. >> i was teaching school in kentucky and in 2004 i went to a
it basically says the government does not recognize same-sex comes, no benefits. the obama administration has decided not to defend doma. this couple was married last year after "don't ask, don't tell" was repealed. good morning to both of you and thank you for joining us. >> thank you. >> good morning. >> now you have join add lawsuit challenging doma, but your case may be a little more immediate, certainly more urgent than others. charlie, tell us why. >>...
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this vast government building, a couple of miles from the white house, houses the labor department's bureau of labor stay twist icks. the bls has been tabulating the rate for more than 70 years. all based on a survey conducted in person and over the phone of 60,000 households every month. and here is where the numbers get crunched. amid a sea of cubicles, inside of each one, an economist sworn to secrecy and working on a specific aspect of that employment survey. tom is in charge here. he's worked at bls since before ronald reagan was president. he introduced us to the economist who actually wrote this morning's unemployment rate announcement. how much of a secret is that number before you put it out? you can't call me up and tell me -- >> i can't tell anyone. it's a complete secret. >> reporter: before the release, they are literally sworn to secrecy. the white house doesn't see their work until it's done. and tom keeps the report in a safe in his office. you've been working here more than 20 years. have you ever had a situation, or heard of a situation, where somebody at the white
this vast government building, a couple of miles from the white house, houses the labor department's bureau of labor stay twist icks. the bls has been tabulating the rate for more than 70 years. all based on a survey conducted in person and over the phone of 60,000 households every month. and here is where the numbers get crunched. amid a sea of cubicles, inside of each one, an economist sworn to secrecy and working on a specific aspect of that employment survey. tom is in charge here. he's...
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polls show germans do want a change in government. so-called grand coalition between conservatives and social democrats or the social democrats and greens are two possible outcomes. >> let's talk about this. angela merkel is still clearly germany's most popular politician. peer steinbruck will be spending the next year trying to find her achilles heel. will he find one? >> the glowing ratings angela merkel has been getting have to do with the fact that germany has gotten through the year of crisis and financial crisis pretty well and has had some very good years. it looks like those times are coming to an end. germany appears to be heading toward a downturn, a recession, and we also see numbers showing there is a widening gap between rich and poor in this country, so the economy could definitely be an achilles' heel, and steinbruck might be in a position to exploit that. he certainly has a lot of financial expertise. the other possible weakness -- that ongoing euro crisis -- angela merkel will be in a tough spot if greece and spain ar
polls show germans do want a change in government. so-called grand coalition between conservatives and social democrats or the social democrats and greens are two possible outcomes. >> let's talk about this. angela merkel is still clearly germany's most popular politician. peer steinbruck will be spending the next year trying to find her achilles heel. will he find one? >> the glowing ratings angela merkel has been getting have to do with the fact that germany has gotten through the...
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you're right. >> government jobs are up? >> government jobs three months in a row have risen, which surprises me. >> that's a good thing. >> of course you think that. >> charles, last word on our "end point" this morning? >> this is fantastic for the obama administration, for the obama campaign. it breaks the back of the mitt romney that forever we've had an unemployment rate over 8%. >> changes the conversation as well. >> changes the conversation and momentum mitt romney had coming out of that ba
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government did. according to the national archive back in the 1950s the u.s. air force tried to build a supersonic saucer that could reach a speed mock four. for reasons unknown, production was abruptly halted in 1959. >>> a soldier who fought for this country is now fighting against it for a good cause. trying to get a controversial law changed so she can take care of her family. hear her emotional story next. ♪ ♪ ♪ hi dad. many years from now, when the subaru is theirs... hey. you missed a spot. ...i'll look back on this day and laugh. love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. side by side so you get the same coverage, often for less. that's one smart board. what else does it do, reverse gravity? [ laughs ] [ laughs ] [ whooshing ] tell me about it. why am i not going anywhere? you don't believe hard enough. a smarter way to shop around. now that's progressive. call or click today. [ grunting ] >> the defense of marriage act has been under fire since it was first passed back in the mid 1990s. it basically says that same-sex couples get no federal benef
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we've shared what we've learned with governments and across the industry so we can all produce energy more safely. i want you to know, there's another commitment bp takes just as seriously: our commitment to america. bp supports nearly two-hundred-fifty thousand jobs in communities across the country. we hired three thousand people just last year. bp invests more in america than in any other country. in fact, over the last five years, no other energy company has invested more in the us than bp. we're working to fuel america for generations to come. today, our commitment to the gulf, and to america, has never been stronger. >>> some military wives in tennessee are taking a unique approach to raise awareness about post traumatic stress disorder. they're going topless for their cause. our affiliate shows us how the wives came up with the idea to battle bare. >> ashley uses this eyeliner to bring attention to more than just her eyes. she pens the pledge on her back of army wife jennifer brown for a photo to add to the group's facebook page. >> this pledge that you're making for your spous
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we hope that governments can bring us supplies. we'll bring them in. >> reporter: these supplies are expected to last a month, say the doctors, some donated by the turkish government, dropped at the border and martialmarshalle part here by mohamed. >> how everything is exposed. they did their best, but we still have a lot to do. >> reporter: more than an hour's drive away and we're at another field hospital, another secret location. the time in the town of salma. >> we need to replace the ministry of health. we're doing the job of the ministry. the difference is that our hospital i think -- the budget is so huge, and unless there's international support, we not do it ourselves. >> reporter: mohamed can finally hand over the few supplies he's carried from turkey. bandages with a blood clotting agent. will they help, he asks? yes, a surgical nurse assures him. fighters in the battlefield will use him. they stop wounds bleeding about 50% of time. supplies here too are thin on the ground, but help comes from a sympathetic source, libya
we hope that governments can bring us supplies. we'll bring them in. >> reporter: these supplies are expected to last a month, say the doctors, some donated by the turkish government, dropped at the border and martialmarshalle part here by mohamed. >> how everything is exposed. they did their best, but we still have a lot to do. >> reporter: more than an hour's drive away and we're at another field hospital, another secret location. the time in the town of salma. >> we...
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that government is an independent government and it will defend itself. they did not accept this. some furnished weapons and when clashes start, no one displays any mercy. they kill, the other side kills in return and it never stops. >> is iran selling weapons to the syrian government and if it's not selling weapons, are you aware of iranian weapons being given to the syrian government? >> translator: i believe that there are many ahead of line in supplying weapons to sides and it would never reach our turn. it's quite clear who those individuals are, who those countries are. >> were you pleased that osama bin laden was killed by american navy s.e.a.l.s on the instructions of president obama? >> translator: i would have been happier to see a transparent trial, a formal trial, and find out the root causes of all of the events of the last few years. >> you have been reported as saying that you believe it is possible that the american government were partly responsible for the events of 9/11. that caused a huge outrage. do you stand by that position? >> translator: of course, the pol
that government is an independent government and it will defend itself. they did not accept this. some furnished weapons and when clashes start, no one displays any mercy. they kill, the other side kills in return and it never stops. >> is iran selling weapons to the syrian government and if it's not selling weapons, are you aware of iranian weapons being given to the syrian government? >> translator: i believe that there are many ahead of line in supplying weapons to sides and it...
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they are charged with trying to steal $430 million from the government by filling out false billing reports. the federal strike force targeted medicare schemes in louisiana, new york, chicago, dallas, and miami. >>> former apple ceo steve jobs died one year ago today. his tech company is still going strong. some worried about the future of apple including its other cofounder steve wozniak. but the company stock is up about 80% since this time last year. apple has become the most valuable company of all time. just last month, preorders of its latest device surpassed two million in just 24 hours. they are doing just fine. >>> how many friends do you have on facebook? probably about five or six, 20, 30. >> you are if the social networking site itself, you have one billion. >> founder mark zuckerberg made the announcement yesterday. >> the one billion friends aren't translating into money quite yet. >> not in the stock. no, not driving the stock price up. >>> what do james bond and the beatle have in common? we'll find out next. we've got a check of your weather and traffic. stay with us. stay
they are charged with trying to steal $430 million from the government by filling out false billing reports. the federal strike force targeted medicare schemes in louisiana, new york, chicago, dallas, and miami. >>> former apple ceo steve jobs died one year ago today. his tech company is still going strong. some worried about the future of apple including its other cofounder steve wozniak. but the company stock is up about 80% since this time last year. apple has become the most...
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people realize our government is big. it's become much bigger. and well thinking moderates in both parties can say we need a smaller footprint of the government. when the small government movement comes out and says crazy things like this it hurts their cause. >> agree with you. thanks for clearing that up. stay there we'll be back to you. stephen moore is a writer for the "wall street journal". stephen, i want to talk about the real stuff here, the real meat of this jobs report. i think christine's point is very valid and that is there's a reasonable and strong argument for mauler, more effective government in the united states but these kind of conspiracy theorys do nothing to then cause. >> reporter: it's miystifying. a lot of us economists are peering these numbers closer but i don't believe there was a conspiracy. >> if you don't believe there was a expiration. take your best shot. it's not a number that barack obama can really crow about. identify been saying for a very long time, people ignore the unemployment rate because it moves around
people realize our government is big. it's become much bigger. and well thinking moderates in both parties can say we need a smaller footprint of the government. when the small government movement comes out and says crazy things like this it hurts their cause. >> agree with you. thanks for clearing that up. stay there we'll be back to you. stephen moore is a writer for the "wall street journal". stephen, i want to talk about the real stuff here, the real meat of this jobs...
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we've shared what we've learned with governments and across the industry so we can all produce energy more safely. i want you to know, there's another commitment bp takes just as seriously: our commitment to america. bp supports nearly two-hundred-fifty thousand jobs in communities across the country. we hired three thousand people just last year. bp invests more in america than in any other country. in fact, over the last five years, no other energy company has invested more in the us than bp. we're working to fuel america for generations to come. today, our commitment to the gulf, and to america, has never been stronger. ends columbus day. inventory clearance sale get 3 years interest-free financing on tempur-pedic. save 10%, 20%, even 35% on a huge selection of simmons and sealy clearance mattresses. even get free delivery! don't miss 3 years interest-free financing on tempur-pedic. the inventory clearance sale ends monday. superior service, best selection, lowest price, guaranteed. ♪ sleep train ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ >>> some military wives in tennessee a
we've shared what we've learned with governments and across the industry so we can all produce energy more safely. i want you to know, there's another commitment bp takes just as seriously: our commitment to america. bp supports nearly two-hundred-fifty thousand jobs in communities across the country. we hired three thousand people just last year. bp invests more in america than in any other country. in fact, over the last five years, no other energy company has invested more in the us than bp....
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he'll hire more government workers if he can. he will pick winners and losers like fisker and tesla. he said he doesn't like picking winners and losers. no, he just likes picking losers. and, of course, is in favor of higher taxes. yesterday the vice president told the truth. he said, in fact, they do want to raise taxes $1 trillion. i don't want to raise taxes on any americans because i want to create good jobs in america. i would take america in a very different direction. i want to makes sure our policies encourage job growth, and i have five things i'll do. you heard me describe them time and again, but five things i'll do that will get jobs growing in this country again, and growing right here in this part of virginia as well because, number one on my list is to take full advantage of all our energy resources, our oil, our coal, our gas, our nuclear, our renewables. and i know you care a lot more about coal than the other ones i just mentioned, so let me just remind you that when the president was running for office, he said
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about governing. which is interesting because a lot of this campaign is mitt romney and barack obama talking about how they would work in washington. and as we know the american public are so frustrated right now with how washington is operating or is not operating at all. so there's a lot on the line for mitt romney, barack obama tomorrow night. tens of millions of people will be watching. of course, a lot here on cnn. there is over 3,000 journalists who are actually credentialed to come and cover this debate. 700 of them are from other countries. so the whole world will be watching. >> and jim lahr is the moderator for debate number one. how long do the candidates get to answer the questions? because some candidates are pretty long-winded. >> reporter: they are, and that's going to be the struggle and one of the challenges for the moderator tomorrow as well as the other debate moderators, including candy crowley who will be moderating a debate later this month. 30 seconds to about a minute to answer
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they have been rolled back to some degree by government backed by tribal militias in recent months but they still present a big problem in yemen. indeed, they are viewed as the most operationally active branch of al qaeda, if you will, al qaeda in the arabian peninsula. we don't know who the arguments were this time, but very likely high on the target list would ibrahim al siri. he has made bombs and is a very feared al qaeda member. so at this stage, five killed, five suspected al qaeda members killed. exactly who they are, we don't know yet. >> thanks very much. >>> now let's check in with thermacare works differently. it's the only wrap with patented heat cells that penetrate deep to relax, soothe, and unlock tight muscles. for up to 16 hours of relief... try thermacare. and the candidate's speech is in pieces all over the district. the writer's desktop and the coordinator's phone are working on a joke with local color. the secure cloud just received a revised intro from the strategist's tablet. and while i make my way into the venue, the candidate will be rehearsing off of his phon
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if he did that nationwide, he would not only win the presidency big but would get a mandate to govern but would have a lot of senators down ticket that would win with him. that would make him a much stronger president. now i think the chances of winning big have largely evaporated and it's likely we will have a much closer election now. the president obviously is still favored, but we have got a horse race. >> that's what makes these races so interesting, gloria, is how the narrative changes. it used to be months, from one month to the next. it is' now overnight. last week was 47%, now it's this, who knows what it will be next week when the vice president debates. one thing of david axelrod's response is that the president was basically taking the high road last night which almost makes it sound like the president's performance was a conscious tactical decision. do you buy that? >> i don't think they consciously decided to lose this debate and i don't think david axelrod is going to come out and say you know what, the president really blew it last night, although as jessica pointed ou
if he did that nationwide, he would not only win the presidency big but would get a mandate to govern but would have a lot of senators down ticket that would win with him. that would make him a much stronger president. now i think the chances of winning big have largely evaporated and it's likely we will have a much closer election now. the president obviously is still favored, but we have got a horse race. >> that's what makes these races so interesting, gloria, is how the narrative...
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coffers, and his government proposes that, yes, they have shared the wealth, and it's true that even according to the u.n. there are fewer people today living in poverty in venezuela than there were when chavez took office. you know, randi, there is a sense here that, look, his time is over, and that's not just because he fought cancer. he claims he's cancer-free but on the campaign trail he isn't looking very healthy, and there is this sense that chavez revolution, the very left wing socialist revolution that he started, could be waning and the problem is taking from government coffers they haven't really invested as much. if you start from that oil infrastructure moving right down to the roads, in caracas, in the capital or out to the regions where there's lots of power, this is a country hanging on by a fiscal threat and they say next year default is perhaps possible and for sure financial restructuring will have to happen, and that could mean a devaluation of the currency here. randi? >> paula, what is at stake really for the u.s. in this election. >> reporter: you know, it might
coffers, and his government proposes that, yes, they have shared the wealth, and it's true that even according to the u.n. there are fewer people today living in poverty in venezuela than there were when chavez took office. you know, randi, there is a sense here that, look, his time is over, and that's not just because he fought cancer. he claims he's cancer-free but on the campaign trail he isn't looking very healthy, and there is this sense that chavez revolution, the very left wing socialist...
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they have been rolled back to some degree by government backed by tribal militias in recent months but they still present a big problem in yemen. indeed, they are viewed as the most operationally active branch of al qaeda, if you will, al qaeda in the arabian peninsula. we don't know who the arguments were this time, but very likely high on the target list would ibrahim al siri. he has made bombs and is a very feared al qaeda member. he made the underpants bomb, other bombs. so at this stage, five killed, five suspected al qaeda members killed. exactly who they are, we don't know yet. >>> legalization of marijuana is on the ballot of many states this year. and some of you have some truly high expectations, mile-high ones. we'll be back. when you take a closer look... ...at the best schools in the world... ...you see they all have something very interesting in common. they have teachers... ...with a deeper knowledge of their subjects. as a result, their students achieve at a higher level. let's develop more stars in education. let's invest in our teachers... ...so they can inspire our s
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not on government land. on government land your administration has cut the number of permits and licenses in half. if i'm president, i'll double them, and also get the oil from offer shore and alaska and i'll bring that pipeline in from cana canada, and, by the way, i like coal. i'm going to make sure we can continue to burn clean coal. people in the coal industry feel like it's getting crushed by your policies. i want to get america and north america energy-independent, so we can create those jobs. finally, with regards to that tax cut, look, i'm not looking to cut massive taxes and to reduce the revenues going to the government. my number one principle is there will be no tax cut that adds to the deficit. i want to underline that. no tax cut that adds to the deaf deficit, but i do want to reduce the burden being paid by middle income americans, and to do that that also means i cannot reduce the burden paid by high-income americans. any language to the contrary is simply not accurate. >> mr. president? >> l
not on government land. on government land your administration has cut the number of permits and licenses in half. if i'm president, i'll double them, and also get the oil from offer shore and alaska and i'll bring that pipeline in from cana canada, and, by the way, i like coal. i'm going to make sure we can continue to burn clean coal. people in the coal industry feel like it's getting crushed by your policies. i want to get america and north america energy-independent, so we can create those...
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government to calm any concerns, but think about it. there have been other high-ranking iranian defections to other countries recently and it is a sign that the people there probably are getting nervous in this last year of ahmadinejad's tenure. >> interesting. we'll see what happens. deb feyerick, thanks. >>> the d.c. sniper is speaking out about the shooting spree that gripped the nation's capital and claimed ten lives. tomorrow marks a decade since the start of the attacks. now lee boyd malvo is speaking out about his crime. >> i was a monster. i mean, you look up the definition, that's what a monster is. >>> crazy collision between a skateboarder and a deer during a race in colorado. luckily, no one was hurt. we'll have the story behind this unbelievable video next. you'd spot movement, gather intelligence with minimal collateral damage. but rather than neutralizing enemies in their sleep, you'd be targeting stocks to trade. well, that's what trade architect's heat maps do. they make you a trading assassin. trade architect. td ameri
government to calm any concerns, but think about it. there have been other high-ranking iranian defections to other countries recently and it is a sign that the people there probably are getting nervous in this last year of ahmadinejad's tenure. >> interesting. we'll see what happens. deb feyerick, thanks. >>> the d.c. sniper is speaking out about the shooting spree that gripped the nation's capital and claimed ten lives. tomorrow marks a decade since the start of the attacks....
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some have had to ask for food stamps or other government assistance over the past several years. it offended them and makes them think romney doesn't understand their every day struggles of getting the kids off to school, paying the bills. that is still a warning sign here. he's making progress but if i had to put one thing on a bill board and say to win the election, romney better learn to deal with this, it would be that. the blowback from the 47%, especially among middle class women. >> gloria, you say polls are showing suburban women are keyed to a romney win at this point. >> those aren't mutually exclusive. when you look at the poll, for example, on suburban women in our cnn poll today in ohio, obama does twice as well as mitt romney, 60% of suburban women support him, only 31% support mitt romney. so those are the people that mitt romney also has to appeal to, which is why you're going to probably see ann romney doing an awful lot in the state of ohio. you might even see an ad featuring ann romney. he has to find a way to talk to women. yes, he does very well with suburban
some have had to ask for food stamps or other government assistance over the past several years. it offended them and makes them think romney doesn't understand their every day struggles of getting the kids off to school, paying the bills. that is still a warning sign here. he's making progress but if i had to put one thing on a bill board and say to win the election, romney better learn to deal with this, it would be that. the blowback from the 47%, especially among middle class women....
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another on the role of government and one on governing leadership and style. it's here tonight starting at 7:00 p.m. eastern. >> i do tell him to have fun and relax and just be himself. >> the first lady and ann romney tell us how they're going to help their husbands through tonight's debate. >> he will find me in the audience to see was that good? was that okay? >> what do you do? >> good. good. >> and if you are keeping score in the debate, we'll tell you five key things to look for. >>> plus, two moments in history when presidential debates made a real difference in who got elected. ♪ but what if there was a simple way to feed those in need? now, there is. shop walmart for select brands' low prices through october 12th and you help secure meals for local families. go to walmart.com/hunger and learn more about how you can join the fight. because hunger is a big problem and it needs a big answer. because hunger is a big problem ♪ atmix of energies.ve the world needs a broader that's why we're supplying natural gas to generate cleaner electricity... that h
another on the role of government and one on governing leadership and style. it's here tonight starting at 7:00 p.m. eastern. >> i do tell him to have fun and relax and just be himself. >> the first lady and ann romney tell us how they're going to help their husbands through tonight's debate. >> he will find me in the audience to see was that good? was that okay? >> what do you do? >> good. good. >> and if you are keeping score in the debate, we'll tell you...
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government jobs, three months in a row now. we've been seeing government layoffs for many, many, many months in a row. government jobs, transportation warehousing and we've been seeing -- everything else is pretty much flat in terms of job categories. the headline, carol, 7.8% is the unemployment rate. one more jobs report until the election. >> okay. so the political implications of this already coming in. in fact, we just got an e-mail from conservatives. this is what they're saying, christine. conservatives are challenging the legitimacy of the labor department number. can someone explain how the jobs added up right where economists were projecting and yet the rate fell to below 8%? also jack welch, the former ge guy. >> yep. >> he's tweeting this morning and saying, unbelievable jobs numbers. these chicago guys will do anything. can't debate, so change numbers. i mean -- so is it possible the labor department is lying or has changed these numbers in some way? >> look, these numbers are often revised. usually when you have a
government jobs, three months in a row now. we've been seeing government layoffs for many, many, many months in a row. government jobs, transportation warehousing and we've been seeing -- everything else is pretty much flat in terms of job categories. the headline, carol, 7.8% is the unemployment rate. one more jobs report until the election. >> okay. so the political implications of this already coming in. in fact, we just got an e-mail from conservatives. this is what they're saying,...
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government ministers, foreign dignitaries, and even the syrian president. for five years, omar claims he worked in the presidential palace, his main job was propaganda. >> translator: i was a member of the press office in the presidential palace. we met and manufactured news and see how we could distribute and publish these lies. we invented stories that would help justify the crimes committed by the syrian regime. >> reporter: omar says he was a member of a 15-person team working under long time government spokeswoman bethaynia shaban. omar's job was to trash the defectors' reputations. >> translator: we contacted regime loyalists from lebanon and syria to aper as guests. to say the defectors were bad and corrupt. >> reporter: now omar is one of those defectors and he's offering details and impossible for cnn to independently verify about how the syrian president has coped with the uprising. how did bashar al assad's behavior change over the last year and a half? >> translator: he seemed worried all day long. we rarely saw him smiling. he paced up and down
government ministers, foreign dignitaries, and even the syrian president. for five years, omar claims he worked in the presidential palace, his main job was propaganda. >> translator: i was a member of the press office in the presidential palace. we met and manufactured news and see how we could distribute and publish these lies. we invented stories that would help justify the crimes committed by the syrian regime. >> reporter: omar says he was a member of a 15-person team working...
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less government was cut for people. even for poor people. 11% government leaves plenty to help the helpless. in fact, if 24 percent were not taken from us we as free individuals would do more to help the poor. such private charity does a better job. closer to the people that served. better as supporting those who really need help from those who need a push. criticized for giving most of his charity money to the mormon church. a writer for the nation said he gave virtually nothing to any program that focuses directly. it is clear that romney's donations are but taking care of his own. this is just ignorant. really is charity help support people. mormon subplots of non mormons. for example, they have a monster warehouse filled with food. they give it to anyone in need, any religion. when that earthquake hit 80 relief from mormons got there before government halted. after hurricane katrina, the same deal. even the new york times reported that. the mormon trucks were the first to arrive. tvs said the efficiency of the mormo
less government was cut for people. even for poor people. 11% government leaves plenty to help the helpless. in fact, if 24 percent were not taken from us we as free individuals would do more to help the poor. such private charity does a better job. closer to the people that served. better as supporting those who really need help from those who need a push. criticized for giving most of his charity money to the mormon church. a writer for the nation said he gave virtually nothing to any program...
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what the government does for us here is very helpful. at the same time, we do have to take responsibility for ourselves. >> reporter: oh, by the way, this opera singer would also like to do other things. >> voiceovers. this is cnn. >> if everybody thinks they know the face of the 47%, think again. soloman will tell you that music and opera set him free from the first time that he started singing at the age of 3. he, no surprise, is a huge advocate of government-funded music education for children. he says the kind of help is vital and you never know what kind of gifts a young child has to offer. >> i like the way he said this is cnn. >> james earl jones. >> thank you. >> soloman wants you to know, that's his fantasy voiceover. >> i vote for him. thank you. appreciate it. >>> let's eat, shall we? checking out the best food in the world, son of camilla parker bowles will join us to talk about his new cookbook in a moment. nobel laureate in economics, and one of the most cited economists in the world. professor sargent, can you tell me what
what the government does for us here is very helpful. at the same time, we do have to take responsibility for ourselves. >> reporter: oh, by the way, this opera singer would also like to do other things. >> voiceovers. this is cnn. >> if everybody thinks they know the face of the 47%, think again. soloman will tell you that music and opera set him free from the first time that he started singing at the age of 3. he, no surprise, is a huge advocate of government-funded music...
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greek government officials will attempt to pass another $17 billion in austerity cuts to qualify for more bailout money. >>> another big story we're following this morning, a record setting jump on hold for now. felix baumgartner was getting ready to scale the heavens in a special balloon and capsule just before a 23 mile free fall. free fall back down to earth. but this record breaking free fall on hold due to weather. for now at least, cnn's brian todd is live in roswell, new mexico. what's the latest, brian? >> reporter: john, at least a slight hold on the operation due to the weather. the winds at 700 to 800 feet up are a little higher than they are comfortable with, 17 to 18 miles per hour. they want it to calm down to 5 miles per hour. a slight hold on the weather. this still could come off in the window they allotted. that window begins at 8:30 eastern time. our photojournalist can zoom into the capsule. you can see it at the end of that yellow crane. the balloon is next to it although you can't see it too visibly from the naked eye here but this is the feel where the balloon
greek government officials will attempt to pass another $17 billion in austerity cuts to qualify for more bailout money. >>> another big story we're following this morning, a record setting jump on hold for now. felix baumgartner was getting ready to scale the heavens in a special balloon and capsule just before a 23 mile free fall. free fall back down to earth. but this record breaking free fall on hold due to weather. for now at least, cnn's brian todd is live in roswell, new mexico....
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the chair of the government committee that initiated this hearing opened up by saying the state department was, quote, coming clean as it released new details just last night. those details include officials saying that attack at the consulate in benghazi was impossible to defend. and today, a regional security officer testified the assault was something the united states had never seen before at a diplomatic outpost. >> i had not seen an attack of such ferocity and intensity previously in libya. nor in my time with the diplomatic security service. i'm concerned that this attack signals a new security reality, just as the 1983 beirut marine barracks bombings did for the marines, the 1998 east africa embassy bombings did for the state department, and 9/11 did for our entire country. however, we must remember that it is critical that we balance our risk mitigation efforts with the needs of our diplomats to do their jobs. the answer cannot be to operate from a bunker. >> also, it revealed in this hearing still under way on the hill how officials in benghazi asked for more security at the cons
the chair of the government committee that initiated this hearing opened up by saying the state department was, quote, coming clean as it released new details just last night. those details include officials saying that attack at the consulate in benghazi was impossible to defend. and today, a regional security officer testified the assault was something the united states had never seen before at a diplomatic outpost. >> i had not seen an attack of such ferocity and intensity previously...
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that's the news from the government federal -- from the federal government, rather, which announced today that social security recipients will likely get less than a 2% bump to account for cost of living increases. that's less than half the increase in benefits they received this year. >>> hi there. here on the help desk we're helping you pay off your student loans and with me this hour are liz miller and greg mcbride. greg, here is a question for you. >> what's the fastest way to pay off my student loans? >> first of all, should she be in such a hurry to pay off her loans? >> look at the private student loans first and focus on getting those paid down. not only do they tend to have higher and variable interest rates, but lack the flexibility of things like forbearance that lets you suspend payments if you have a period of financial difficulty, federal student loans have that provision in there. rank your debts from higher interest rate to the lowest, focus on the highest rate obligation. when you get that paid off, focus on the next highest and so on down the line. >> any additional advi
that's the news from the government federal -- from the federal government, rather, which announced today that social security recipients will likely get less than a 2% bump to account for cost of living increases. that's less than half the increase in benefits they received this year. >>> hi there. here on the help desk we're helping you pay off your student loans and with me this hour are liz miller and greg mcbride. greg, here is a question for you. >> what's the fastest way...
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what a shocking about the jobs are created is that their government jobs, government supported jobs. in fields like health care where the government is intentionally involved throwing money at the institutions in that industry. by this of first. do you agree? >> yes, i do. since the end of the recession roughly 87 percent of all the new jobs created have been in the relatively low-paying fields of private-sector health care, temporary help, hospitality and retailing. that is a scary number, and this shows why so many voters are so disappointed with the current state of the u.s. economy. they want jobs growth, and they also want quality jobs. gerri: let's get carried in here. what do you say? >> first off, i have to get back to something here with all due respect. participation. it crashed in the last four years. we would be 11 percent unemployment if we use that number. i even of the bls and ask them for a list of all these people. all these people supposedly get the rate down. you can talk about whether they made it up or not, but this is all up in the year. the household survey. ge
what a shocking about the jobs are created is that their government jobs, government supported jobs. in fields like health care where the government is intentionally involved throwing money at the institutions in that industry. by this of first. do you agree? >> yes, i do. since the end of the recession roughly 87 percent of all the new jobs created have been in the relatively low-paying fields of private-sector health care, temporary help, hospitality and retailing. that is a scary...
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our government tells us that they want us there. they don't. there is so much more involved that i know, it is not even -- i don't even want to get into it now with you, but it will all come out soon enough. but the end of the day, my justice is to another parent wouldn't feel the heartache that i feel. i'm done inside. they tore my whole heart out. i have a hard time going to bed. i think about him every day, every minute, his brothers kill me when i look at them because they're hurt, his mom is hurt so bad. but they didn't just take my son. they destroyed my family. and i don't want other families to feel the pain i'm feeling. i don't want to see another family out there see their son being brought back on a plane and being rolled off a plane in a box with an american flag around it. but you know what, it was our government that dropped the ball and they won't admit it. this boy should have been protected inside a military base. we're training people and my son said, dad, we're training people that are going to turn the weapons on us and kill
our government tells us that they want us there. they don't. there is so much more involved that i know, it is not even -- i don't even want to get into it now with you, but it will all come out soon enough. but the end of the day, my justice is to another parent wouldn't feel the heartache that i feel. i'm done inside. they tore my whole heart out. i have a hard time going to bed. i think about him every day, every minute, his brothers kill me when i look at them because they're hurt, his mom...
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the government could be bigger but we have to tax people in order to have the government bigger. what do you want a smaller government? we have to balance this thing out. >> everything i here is you have to tax more just to pay off our deficit. you have to cut spending and look at the federal reserve running out of things it can continue to do. >> you don't have to pay off the deficit. nobody's ever paid off the deficit or gone -- the policy of paying off the deficit doesn't work. we pay off the deficit because you like clinton, make the economy grow so much, somehow money falls from heaven and the deficit goes away but they certainly didn't start off with a policy i'm going to pay off the deficit. nobody ever said that. >> do you think there's any scenario that someone gets elected, they do some things that make us get back to 3 to 3.5% growth which makes this a whole different picture? >> there must be a scenario. i can't lay it out but there are a lot of things that can happen. in the u.s. the dollar is low and that's a critical input. if you look at where growth has got to co
the government could be bigger but we have to tax people in order to have the government bigger. what do you want a smaller government? we have to balance this thing out. >> everything i here is you have to tax more just to pay off our deficit. you have to cut spending and look at the federal reserve running out of things it can continue to do. >> you don't have to pay off the deficit. nobody's ever paid off the deficit or gone -- the policy of paying off the deficit doesn't work....
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clashes in the streets of tehran, as hundreds of protesters take on their own government. outraged over the collapse of the iranian currency. it's taken a nose dive in the past week, down 40%. and that is a record low. and that is proof, economists say, that tough sanctions by the u.s. government, because of iran's nuclear program, are taking hold. >>> and now, we turn to a headline that sounded impossible to us today. word of yet another american airlines flight forced to land. passengers bracing for impact. in the end, the landing gear came down, but some suspicious passengers are telling us they actually wonder if pilots and other employees are negotiating their labor disputes from 30,000 feet. abc's senior national correspondent jim avila put that question to a pilot who believes in his former airline. >> reporter: the dallas operations center where american airlines struggles to manage delays twice as severe as its competitors and one airborne emergency after another. >> emergency at this time. we're coming back into dallas. >> reporter: nerve wracking for some passen
clashes in the streets of tehran, as hundreds of protesters take on their own government. outraged over the collapse of the iranian currency. it's taken a nose dive in the past week, down 40%. and that is a record low. and that is proof, economists say, that tough sanctions by the u.s. government, because of iran's nuclear program, are taking hold. >>> and now, we turn to a headline that sounded impossible to us today. word of yet another american airlines flight forced to land....
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in 2007, it was black america against a white government. and knew that he essentially is the government, he is taking that same kind of tactic and he is pitting poor america against wealthy america. the problem with this is that there are actually aggrieved groups, legitimate arguments to be made that the government has neg lengtd the concerns of black america, that our economy has not sufficiently addressed poverty, but you don't put agrieved groups and pit them against one another. that is not what a truly transcendent leader does it is petty, it's small minded, divisive politics and i have to think this is the kind of small-minded world view that is going to keep obama from being considered a great leader. >> where does he do that? >> where does he do what? >> where does he pit two groups against each other? >> his entire economic philosophy and re-election effort, pitting wealthy america against poor america and in this video, if you listen to all 40 minutes, he talks about the federal government essentially not kbarg black america, whi
in 2007, it was black america against a white government. and knew that he essentially is the government, he is taking that same kind of tactic and he is pitting poor america against wealthy america. the problem with this is that there are actually aggrieved groups, legitimate arguments to be made that the government has neg lengtd the concerns of black america, that our economy has not sufficiently addressed poverty, but you don't put agrieved groups and pit them against one another. that is...
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romney's comments to wealthy contributors that 47% don't pay federal income taxes and are dependent on the government or romney's possession on women's health issues. >> romney says he's going to cut loopholes, but won't name they will. romney said i'm going to replace obama care, but won't say with that. >> romney clearly came to play, standing toe to toe with the president. through plenty of fireworks. >> your title is the president of an airplane and house, but not your own facts. >> now, governor romney's proposal that he's been promoting for 18 months calls for a $5 trillion tax cut on top of $2 trillion of additional spending for our military. >> i don't have a tax cut of a scale you're talking about. we ought to provide tax relief to people in the middle class, but i'm not going to reduce the share of taxes paid by high income people. >> however, independent fact checkers say romney's plan adds up to nearly $5 trillion and would give the biggest breaks to the highest. romney made a point of saying he'd cut the budget for pbs, even to jim lehrer. >> i like pbs, big bird. i actually love you, to
romney's comments to wealthy contributors that 47% don't pay federal income taxes and are dependent on the government or romney's possession on women's health issues. >> romney says he's going to cut loopholes, but won't name they will. romney said i'm going to replace obama care, but won't say with that. >> romney clearly came to play, standing toe to toe with the president. through plenty of fireworks. >> your title is the president of an airplane and house, but not your own...
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jobs, they spend money on government and create government created jobs through federal expenditures. that's their argument. >> and -- i don't understand the physical metaphor. the vision is gray suited bureaucrats dripping out of a faucet. >> but weird when, you know, half of the republican party or more than half is saying don't cut defense because it's going to cost us so many jobs. >> and that is their -- right. defense is spending of 4% of gdp -- >> trickle down government would be wars, right? >> we have to leave it there, unfortunately, my friend, but you are going to be continuing this conversation. >> oh, yeah. tomorrow on up a.m. we have great sound putting george w. bush and mitt romney side by side to see how much they're taking -- they're playbook correctly from him. >> i never get tired of george w. bush clips. >> we will be practicing our love tomorrow. deep cut. >> oh. practicing our love. yeah. >> coming up, the air up there, former vice president al gore comes up with a unique excuse regarding president obama's debate performance. we will ask our debate panel for th
jobs, they spend money on government and create government created jobs through federal expenditures. that's their argument. >> and -- i don't understand the physical metaphor. the vision is gray suited bureaucrats dripping out of a faucet. >> but weird when, you know, half of the republican party or more than half is saying don't cut defense because it's going to cost us so many jobs. >> and that is their -- right. defense is spending of 4% of gdp -- >> trickle down...
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people need to be learned not to be fooled by government's sleight of hand. the >> the problem is that we are reaching record highs, the numbers look good. to brian's point about mom and dad not necessarily opening their 401(k)s but the mom and pops participating in this rally? dave lutz, isn't this one of the sad factors, keep on moving higher? so many people burned during the financial crisis, they are not taking advantage of it? >> mandy, you're absolutely right. ici reported last week even though the stock indices almost doubled since our lows back in '09, investors pulled about $140 billion out of mutual funds and etfs, a couple of stunning facts, all that money seems to be flowing toward fixed income. vanguard reported the first time in history, bond funds bigger than stock funds. if i had dell disclosed last month, the size of their bond and money market assets almost $850 billion. that's more -- [ overlapping speakers ] >> -- about bonds -- >> the market is going to do whoever has the most participants. you are absolutely right. >> peter? >> i agree t
people need to be learned not to be fooled by government's sleight of hand. the >> the problem is that we are reaching record highs, the numbers look good. to brian's point about mom and dad not necessarily opening their 401(k)s but the mom and pops participating in this rally? dave lutz, isn't this one of the sad factors, keep on moving higher? so many people burned during the financial crisis, they are not taking advantage of it? >> mandy, you're absolutely right. ici reported...
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. >> the right answer for government is to say how do we make the private sector become more efficient? >> reporter: even before they finished talking, another debate was raging online. the twitter world exploded. york, an absolutely a one sided debate. big, big win for romney. bill maher. i can't believe i'm saying this, but obama looks like he does need a telepromter. analyst stu rothenberg. what happened to obama? >> i don't know what he was doing out there. he had his head down, he was enduring the debate. >> romney supporters celebrated. >> this was from start to finish, particularly measured against fears and expectation. >> reporter: after enduring weeks of headlines about gaffes, romney woke up to read he had been declared a debate winner. >> so, you're perfectly happy with his demeanor and energy level tonight? >> what i'm happy with is the path he wants to lead this country on. >> hello, colorado! >> reporter: even while cheering the president at a rally today, his supporters seemed puzzled by his debate performance. >> i didn't know quite what was going on as far as maybe he
. >> the right answer for government is to say how do we make the private sector become more efficient? >> reporter: even before they finished talking, another debate was raging online. the twitter world exploded. york, an absolutely a one sided debate. big, big win for romney. bill maher. i can't believe i'm saying this, but obama looks like he does need a telepromter. analyst stu rothenberg. what happened to obama? >> i don't know what he was doing out there. he had his head...